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The Only IIT in the Himalayas

Founded in 2009, IIT Mandi is one among the new IITs. IIT Mandi is the only IIT located in the foothills of the Himalayas. In January 2010, Prof. Timothy A. Gonsalves was appointed as the first full-time Director of the Institute. IIT Mandi has established itself in its main campus at Kamand as a world-class technology institution.

Vision

IIT Mandi's vision is to be leader in science and technology education, knowledge creation and innovation, in an India marching towards a just, inclusive and sustainable society.

At IIT Mandi a team of inspired faculty and students are striving to realize these ideals:

Spearheading cutting edge research and development in solution-oriented technologies needed by people of the region, the country and the world.

To achieve excellence and high impact locally and globally by strongly supporting inter-disciplinary R&D; the faculty are establishing collaborations with industry and research groups in India and abroad.

Imparting a project-oriented education to students with a view to innovating sustainable technologies for widespread use.

By a commitment to work closely with and for industry. This includes an innovative design-oriented curriculum that exposes students to real-world projects throughout, collaborative R&D to solve problems of industry, advanced degrees for working professionals, and continuing education for industry.

The Schools

To encourage synergistic mingling of minds, faculty are organised in broad multi-disciplinary Schools. The offices and labs of the different Schools are co-located, and also sometimes overlapping. While some faculty work in pure research, others work on applied research in collaboration with industry. IIT Mandi has a strategic focus on partnerships with like-minded Institutions and Industries in India and abroad.

The School of Computing and Electrical Engineering is interested in delving into the underlying fundamental principles of information theory, theory of computation, communication theory, quantum mechanics and the laws of electromagnetism. It applies these to pressing needs of society, through initiatives such as ICT for Sustainable Development, and Green and Renewable Energy Technologies.

The School of Basic Sciences includes mathematics, physics, chemistry and life sciences. Faculty are involved in theoretical and experimental research. They work closely with their engineering colleagues on R&D projects.

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences: The emphasis on innovation and relevance to society highlights the importance of this School. Along with the goal to train the Engineering students, the School aims at conducting advanced research on Language, Literature, Cultural Studies, Psychology, Economics,Management, Policy Studies, etc.

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Publications and Projects

Transit Campus

The transit campus of IIT Mandi is situated in the premises of the Vallabh Degree College in Mandi town. It consists of a large Academic Block, an Annexe with administrative offices, faculty flats and a Guest House and three student hostels. It boasts a library, laboratories, high-speed Internet from 2 service providers, and sports facilities.

Permanent Campus

The Institute completely shifted its B. Tech. students from its Mandi transit campus to its permanent campus at Kamand on 23rd April 2015. Link to the permanent campus page will be available here soon.